Sheet metal fastening means



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SHEET METAL FASTENING MEANS Filed March 30, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Jan. 2, 1940 imitan stares SHEET ivmrsi. FAs'rENING MEANSv William Schoeniger, Crichton, Ala.

Application March 30,

2 Claims.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in means whereby the sheet metal Can be placed on buildings such as the roofs thereof and securely fastened in place with a 5 great saving in both time and materials.

Another important object of the invention is to provide means whereby sheet metal can be Secured in place on buildings without likelihood of the sheets becoming displaced under the force of wind or otherwise, and furthermore to the end that no fastening means will be visible above the top of the metal sheets and to the end that the securing means will not penetrate the metal sheets.

15 These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader" of the following specication.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a top plan view fragmentarily showing the top portion of a gable roof.

Figure 2 is a sectional View on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through a roof showing how the strips are secured in place.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of one strip.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary bottom plan view showing one of the pockets.

Figure 6 is an edge elevational view of a corrugated sheet showing how one of the pockets are formed.

Figure 'l is a fragmentary bottom plan view showing a pocket on a corrugated sheet.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary detailed sectional View through a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen in Figures l and 2, that the numeral 5 denotes the angular plate having the sloping side portions a-b. This cap plate is intended to cover the ridge portion of a gable type roof.

Pocket structures t are provided on the bottom sides of the side walls aP-b for holding this cap plate 5 in proper position. Each of these pocket structures t is as constructed in Figure 5, the same consisting of a plate 'I having a bulged portion t defining a space between itself and the cap plate 5, with this bulged portion 8 extending to one edge of the plate 'l and having the slot 9 extending inwardly from said edge to a point adjacent the opposite end thereof. Thus it can be seen, that the pocket can receive the head I of a bolt member I I, the bolt member being dis- 55 posed through the slot 9 and through an opening in the roof supporting timber I2 with the lower ends of the bolt members II equipped with nuts I3.

When corrugated sheets I4 are used, a plate I is disposed to straddle a pair of adjacent 1939, [Serial No. 265,032

(Cl. S-13) humps and to these humps the adjacent end portions of the plate 5 are welded. This plate I5 has a slot I6 extending inwardly from one edge thereof to receive the shank IIa of a bolt which will have its head Illa interposed between the plate I5 and the corrugated sheet I4.

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the down sheets il of the roof each has its longitudinal edge portion bent backwardly as at I 8 and then outwardly again as at I9 dening the channel-ways 2i] and 2 l. These thusly bent edge portions are disposed on the roof supporting timbers 22 as shown in Figure 3. vertically disposed through the timber 2i. are bolt members 23 which has a flat head 24 at its upper end and a nut 25 at its lower end.

A channeled connector strip 25 is employed and has inwardly turned flange portions .2t-28 which engage into the channels 2E) of the aforedescribed bent edge portions of the sheet I l. Thus, this serves as a lock strip while the hat head portions 213 of the bolts 23 engage into the channels 2| of the adjacent bent strip edge portions. Thus, the sheets or metal plates are securely fastened in place and to prevent any likelihood of slipping, pockets 26 constructed in accordance with the pockets 6 are provided and used in conjunction with bolts 2l having heads 28 and nuts 29.

As disclosed in Figures 1 and 2, at each of the seams shown in Figure 3, the cap plate 5 is formed with raised deformations 3U which accommodate the upper ends of the seams.

A further modification of the invention is shown in Figure 8, wherein a special type of roof supporting beam is provided. This beam is generally referred to by numeral 3l and consists of a pair of channeled members 32-32 placed back to back and bolted together as at 33. The adjacent edge portions of the sheets I'l-I'I are constructed as shown in Figures 4 and 3 with the outwardly disposed upper flanges of the studs constructed beam disposed into the channels ZI. rlhe fastening strip 25 constructed in accordance with the strip 25 (see Figure 3) is used in conjunction with the above structure so as to prevent any likelihood of displacement of the bent end portions oi the sheets I`I-I'l from the said specially constructed beam 3|.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that various changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without deu parting from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter,

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1'. A plate securing means comprising a pair of plates having their edges in closely spaced relation, said edges being folded upon themselves to form inner and outer channels, an anchoring ing formed with upwardly bulged portions extending inwardly from its edge portions and adapted to receive the adjacent en'd portions of the corrugatons of the roong sheets, and headed members disposed through the backing members and having their heads disposed Within the confines of the said bulged portions of the ycap structure.

W'ILLIAM SCHOENIGER. 

